Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 3016: Chapter 75: Chief! Husband and Wife Duel_4

The name at the top of the elites ranking stele was immediately replaced by Wang Baosheng; Tai Shi Yu Shu was directly kicked down to second place, while Xuanyuan Haozhe, who had originally been in tenth, was outright booted out of the top ten.

For a moment, all the onlooking ”melon-eaters” fell silent.

In fact, as early as when Tai Shi Yu Shu took that first move, they’d already vaguely sensed the gap in strength between the two, and had some faint expectation of the outcome. Yet now that the result was out, they still found it hard to accept in their hearts.

Especially Cangping God Emperor, who had been muttering non-stop and cursing Wang Shouzhe all this time, was now unusually silent.

His expression was just as complicated.

It wasn’t that he hadn’t speculated about Wang Baosheng’s Bloodline Talent, but he’d never imagined that Wang Baosheng’s power and excellence would completely exceed his expectations.

Who dares say an Innate Taoist Child isn’t qualified to marry his Princess Fei Fei?

Who says he’s just had shit-luck, marrying three wives in one go?

With someone like this, forget three wives—if he married thirty, three hundred, no one would dare talk nonsense. They’d even wish he’d marry more, have more children.

Some among the Immortal Clan and Sacred Race would very likely scramble to marry their daughters to him. They wouldn’t even dare hope he could sire another Innate Taoist Child—just birthing an Innate Saint would already be a huge profit.

For Dong Xia Divine State to produce an Innate Taoist Child, Cangping God Emperor was of course very pleased. The only thing that made him feel a bit stifled was that this Innate Taoist Child just had to appear in the tiny Divine Martial Wang family.

If he’d appeared in their Xuanyuan clan, wouldn’t everything be perfect?

”Sigh!”

Cangping God Emperor let out a deep sigh. When he looked at Xuanyuan Haozhe again, the more he looked, the more displeased he felt.

Why weren’t you born in the Wang family? Why couldn’t Wang Baosheng have been born into the Xuanyuan clan?

Meanwhile.

The Sea Stabilizing Needle—Situ Dinghuai—whom Xuanyuan Haozhe had originally invited over, this previous top of the elites ranking stele, now a True Immortal Realm Saint Bloodline guard at the Divine Emperor’s side, also fell into silence.

He knew that if he were to make a move, Wang Baosheng would most likely not be his match.

But, he himself was already at the True Immortal Realm, and far, far older than Wang Baosheng. To bully a child not yet eight hundred years old—what’s the point even if he wins? Would Luojing get its face back?

Besides, he was also afraid of a mishap.

Wang Baosheng had clearly not used his full strength just now. What if he did make a move and still couldn’t beat Wang Baosheng? Then Luojing’s face would truly be tossed away completely.

Forget it, forget it, this isn’t something he can meddle in.

Your Majesty, your face-slapping plan has officially gone bankrupt.

Just when everyone thought that the top spot on this term’s elites ranking was about to be ruled by Wang Baosheng—

Suddenly, a gentle, pleasant voice rang out: ”Husband, congratulations on taking first on the elites ranking. Truly worthy of being my Yin Lingzhu’s husband—you’re just too strong.”

Yin Lingzhu?

The crowd looked up, only to see Yin Lingzhu gracefully appear in midair at some unknown time.

Night was already deep; Yin Lingzhu’s simple sky-blue long dress swayed slightly in the night wind. Elegant and transcendent, she was truly like an Immortal under the moon, making people’s hearts ache.

Seeing that Third Madam had arrived, Wang Baosheng hurriedly retracted his aura. ”My lady flatters me.”

”By rights, this top rank is something Husband fully deserves.” Yin Lingzhu said with a squinting smile. ”However, the kids back home made too much of a racket this time, really suppressing all of Luojing’s elites.”

”My lady is right. I’ll give them a good talking-to when we get back.” Wang Baosheng ”followed advice like a stream.”

”How can that do? They fought their way to the rankings with their own skill. You don’t praise them, fine, but you actually want to scold them?” Yin Lingzhu’s brows knit.

”Uh...” Wang Baosheng was at once speechless. ”Then what does my lady mean...?”

As for his three wives, to this day he still couldn’t figure out what exactly was going on in their hearts.

A woman’s thoughts are just way, way too complicated.

”Nothing much. It’s just that, though I’ve married into the Wang family, I’m ultimately a native of Luojing.” Yin Lingzhu smiled sweetly. ”Right now, I’d like to represent Luojing in challenging Husband’s number one spot. Does Husband have any objections?”

”No objections.” Wang Baosheng didn’t care about these empty titles at all, agreeing heartily on the spot. ”If my lady wants this first, just take it.”

”Hehe~” Yin Lingzhu smiled slightly. ”If I, Yin Lingzhu, want to take first, why would I need you to yield it? How about this—our spar will be decided just between the two of us, and we won’t restrict what weapons we use, alright?”

”Everything will be as my lady says.” Wang Baosheng didn’t dare have the slightest opinion.

Then, under Old Ancestor Songhe’s witness, the two began their battle for first place.

Wang Baosheng raised his hand and drew out his Tian Yuan Sacred Sword, his aura abruptly soaring by a huge margin compared to before.

On the other side, Yin Lingzhu flashed, and in that instant she donned the Holy Hidden Robe. With a wave of her hand, a Primeval Holy Sword appeared in her grip.

Yet that still wasn’t all. Yin Lingzhu’s slender jade hand brushed across her Storage Ring, and an ancient-gold seal, emanating overwhelming Primordial Dao intent, floated above her head.

”Th-that’s the Taiyi Hunyuan Seal?” Wang Baosheng’s expression instantly turned bitter. ”My lady, must you be this ferocious? For a Void Realm spar, isn’t bringing out a Primordial Dao-level Item a bit too much?”

”Didn’t we agree, no restrictions on weapons?” Yin Lingzhu looked innocently aggrieved.

”My lady, I’ll just admit defeat. I’ll give you this first.”

”If I want first place, why would I need you to give it?”

”Boom!”

The Taiyi Hunyuan Seal took the lead, turning into a colossal seal that came crashing down toward Wang Baosheng, wrapped in terrifying pressure.

All the people of Luojing swept away their dejection, spirits soaring!

Who said Luojing’s young elites are no good? Don’t we still have Yin Lingzhu?

”Hahaha!”

Cangping God Emperor, seeing this scene, couldn’t help but perk up as well. ”Lingzhu, smash that brat for me, give Luojing its face back.”

Amid wave after wave of cheers, Luojing’s crowd was like they’d been injected with chicken blood, all energizing at once, loudly cheering for Yin Lingzhu.

Meanwhile.

In the Immortal Welcoming Building, Wang Fugui was watching this with a squinting smile, his demeanor unhurried, as if nothing about this surprised him in the slightest.

Wang Guihu, sitting beside him, rolled her eyes and suddenly sent him a voice transmission: ”Father, Sister-in-law Lingzhu’s appearance was specifically arranged by you, right?”

”Oh?” Wang Fugui glanced at her, half-smiling, and asked via transmission, ”What makes you say that?”

”This time our Wang family wants to make a grand name for ourselves, laying a foundation for marching into Luojing in the future, so those Old Masters in Luojing won’t look down on us. But at the same time, we can’t slap faces too hard, or the major Prominent Families of Luojing might be provoked into uniting against us. That would not only get us targeted, but also draw public resentment.”

”However, if Sister-in-law Lingzhu steps out on Luojing’s behalf and takes first place, it both saves ’that one’s’ face, and Sister-in-law Lingzhu, at the end of the day, is still our Wang family’s daughter-in-law. She’s even using a big-kill weapon like the Taiyi Hunyuan Seal, so even if she beats big brother, it won’t disgrace him.”

Wang Guihu analyzed point by point, and in the end, looked rather smug as she winked at Wang Fugui.

”Mm, not bad, not bad. You’ve improved.” Wang Fugui fondly rubbed his precious second daughter’s head, tacitly acknowledging her analysis.

Since they’d long since anticipated Cangping God Emperor’s likely reaction, how could the Wang family possibly be unprepared?

Yin Lingzhu’s move now was merely the first set of contingencies.

Even if this first plan ran into trouble, they had plenty of other plans ready to roll. At least one would both let Cangping God Emperor vent this frustration and preserve the Wang family’s prestige.

Looking up at the two figures battling in the sky, Wang Fugui’s gaze grew deep and far, as he continued sending a voice transmission: ”In this world, you ultimately can’t solve everything just by fighting and killing. The mastery of interpersonal relations is just as important. Old Ancestor Grandfather once said, when facing the great crisis of the entire Human race, we must unite every force that can be united.”

”Old Ancestor Grandfather really is great. If the old man were to serve as Divine Emperor, he’d definitely be able to lead the Human race to rise again.”

”Haha, now that’s something you absolutely can’t spread around. That one is extremely mindful of his reputation, and just a bit petty and vengeful.”

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